The mini-Adventures of Thesis Betweens

The weekend leading up to my thesis deadline (early May), I was waiting on feedback from my advisors (=basically going crazy). The weather was beautiful and, because my friends are awesome, I got to get out of the city two days in a row! First was a mini-trip to Akranes (north of Reykjavik) and the […]

Geldingadalir

More on the new volcano. I hiked there last week with my flatmates. The hike was difficult for me but I did it! It took about an hour (one way), and after climbing the ridge, we saw the back of the volcano across a flatter area. And as we entered the valley, the black lava […]

Öskjuhlið

On Sunday, I went to the woods instead of church. It was sunny and relatively warm and calm. It was one of those rare days that the hours stretch out in the best way. As if, for once, they are not rushed. I woke up that day feeling like it was some sort of holiday […]

Strange Companion

Grief is a funny thing. Okay well, not funny–Odd. It hardly ever looks like what I expect and it never looks like it did the last time. I certainly have not lost as much (or as deeply) as some people (thank God!) but at the same time, I constantly seem to be grieving something to […]

ESCAPE

I’ve been reading a lot lately. Something that I used to do perhaps too much. I think I fell out of the habit during school. I guess it has always been a form of relaxation and even escape for me in some ways. I’m always in the middle of reading at least one book, but […]

Empathy

Empathy is something I firmly believe in. But it is also a mystery to me. Something scary and big. It challenges all of my defenses, all of those fortresses that I’ve worked so hard to build in order to protect myself from hurt. (Not to mention the deep-trench moat stocked full of megalodon sharks and […]

Give Thanks.

Cultivate hope by practicing gratitude. Being grateful for the things God has already done helps us have faith for the promises He has given us for the future. Gratitude brings both of these into our present day. Happy Thanksgiving!

The One Jesus Loves

We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. [1 John 4:16] Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down […]

The Gap

[another devo for the project] Romans 15:13 (NIV) “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Sometimes, life is good. Sometimes joy and love flow naturally. But, what happens when those feelings […]

But God-

(Something I wrote for a devotional project my friend is doing…) Ephesians 2:1-10 “But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that […]